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A brief history of Shap Abbey, one of 32 religious houses in Britain of the Premonstratensian order of canons.
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History of Prior’s Hall Barn, Widdington
A brief history and description of Prior's Hall Barn, built for New College, Oxford, in the mid 15th century, and one of the finest surviving medieval barns in England.
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A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.
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Bayham is the best surviving example of a Premonstratensian abbey in England, and its impressive ruins show how life evolved at the monastery over 300 years.
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Silchester Roman City Walls and Amphitheatre
Originally a tribal centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, Silchester became the large and important Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum.
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Quiz: Obscure Tudor and Stuart laws
Test your knowledge of obscure Tudor and Stuart laws with these 11 tricky questions from legal historian William Eves.
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History of Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth
From its origins as a hospital founded in about 1210–14 to provide shelter and relief for the poor and for travellers to stay, for over 800 years the Royal Garrison Church has had an evolving role within the Portsmouth community.
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History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield
The site of Battle Abbey was an empty hillside until 14 October 1066, when it became the location of one of the most important events in English history – the Battle of Hastings.
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Hild is a significant figure in the history of English Christianity. As the abbess of Whitby – a monastery for both men and women – she led one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world.
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20 Questions Quiz: The Battle of Hastings
Test your knowledge of the Battle of Hastings with the English Heritage 20 questions quiz